GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| circlet | a little circle |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |